VocabJLPT N1
mining
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. mining
  2. 2. digging
This noun refers to the process of extracting resources such as minerals, coal, or oil from the ground. It is used in industrial and geological contexts to describe mining operations.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At the public meeting, we explained the dust control measures related to mining.

Sentence 2

Wait, if they mine here, the hot spring will actually dry up?

Sentence 3

The rumble of the mining machine under the sunset — it sticks with you somehow.

Sentence 4

Do you remember which layer that quartz was mined from?

Sentence 5

In front of the press, the company president acknowledged responsibility for the mining accident.